Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

What is a changeset?
A changeset represents the set of changes associated with a check-in. All changes in the
changeset are applied to TFS in an atomic fashion when you check-in the changeset.
Changesets are identified by unique, sequentially increasing numbers.
You can retrieve a changeset at a later time to view details of what files changed, checkin
comments, and associated work items. You can also retrieve the file versions
associated with the changeset if you need to review, test, or build with the old change.
Additional Resources
• For more information about retrieving changesets, see “How to: Retrieve Old
Versions of Files from Changesets” at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms181416(VS.80).aspx
What is a check-in policy?
You can use check-in policies to enforce coding standards upon check-in. For example,
you can require that each developer runs static code analysis on the code before it is
checked in,.
The following check-in policies are available by default with VSTS:
• Code Analysis – Requires that code analysis be run before check-in.
• Test Policy – Requires that check-in tests be completed before check-in.
• Work Items – Requires that one or more work items be associated with the check-in.
You can create a custom check-in policy to perform checks that are not available by
default. For example, you can disallow code patterns such as banned API calls, force the
use of check-in comments, or check against your team’s style guidelines.
Additional Resources
• To learn how to customize a check-in policy, see “Walkthrough: Customizing Checkin
Policies and Notes” at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms181281(VS.80).aspx
• To see sample code that will disallow selected patterns on check-in, see “Checkin
Policy to Disallow Certain Patterns” at
http://blogs.msdn.com/jmanning/archive/2006/02/02/523125.aspx
• To see sample code that will enforce comments on check-in, see “Sample Checkin
Policy: Make Sure the Comment Isn’t Empty” at
http://blogs.msdn.com/jmanning/archive/2006/01/21/515858.aspx
• To learn how to register a new check-in policy, see “I’ve Made a New Check-In
Policy! How Do I Add It?” at
http://blogs.msdn.com/jmanning/archive/2006/02/07/526778.aspx